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Colorado Tech Weekly #28: Momentum

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There’s a certain momentum to the Colorado tech industry. Can you feel it? It feels like it’s picking up steam and for once I feel like I’m not left behind. I’m not where I want to be, but I’m not far behind.

If the local tech industry is a moving train, I’m running to catch up and watching others jump on. In a year, I’ll be along side the train looking for a place to jump on and within two years I’ll finally be on board. As long as the momentum keeps building.

Local News

  • Town of Haswell gets new computers with Haswell chips. Residents go, “Meh.” [TechKnowBytes]
  • Want to work in IT in Denver in 2014? Robert Half Technology has good news! [RMTech]
  • Rajat Bhargava jumps into DevOps as new CEO of Boulder-based JumpCloud [Xconomy]
  • Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network really wants a wireless company, reportedly mulling bid for T-Mobile in 2014 [TechKnowBytes]
  • Is that a band in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Denver-based Wimbo Music smartphone application lets musicians put a band in their hand [InnovatioNews]
  • Englewood-based Pixorial aims to simplify video and photo storage and sharing across platforms [InnovatioNews]
  • Denver-based Inspirato combines with rival luxury travel startup Portico Club and will add more staff in 2014 [BuiltinColorado]
  • Denver-based GutCheck’s crowdsourced marketing research propels expansion (Video) [DBJ]

National News

  • Global job growth for pro developers to slow, but it’s still growing [InfoWorld]
  • In a preliminary hearing, district judge mostly says NSA’s collection of bulk phone records is probably unconstitutional maybe [DBJ]

Upcoming Events

Thank you for reading!

If you know of any other good news stories or sources about tech in Colorado, please let me know! Also if you attend any of the events listed, I would love to hear from you!

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